POSITION AVAILABLE Live Sound Engineer Crosstown Arts Theater

JOB SUMMARY The Sound Engineer at Crosstown Arts is responsible for all technical aspects of sound during the processes of mixing, recording and reproduction in the newly constructed black box theater located on-site at Crosstown Concourse. This position is responsible for setting up all audio equipment and needs, as well as managing, mixing and running sound from our consoles. The Sound Engineer also serves as the head position and point person for all other audio positions working in the Crosstown Arts Theater.

The Sound Engineer reports directly to the Theater Director and works closely with other theater staff in every area of programming at Crosstown Arts (Events, Film/Video, Music, Performance, etc). The Sound Engineer collaborates with other technical staff in order to ensure that all technical elements (such as lighting, projection, etc.) align to fulfill a cohesive vision of all performances and screenings in the Crosstown Arts Theater.

RESPONSIBILITIES • Responsible for all technical aspects of sound during the processes of mixing, recording and reproduction. • Operates, maintains and safeguards the audio/visual and communication equipment. • Works with the Theater Director and Technical Manager to develop written policies and procedures related to use, setup, safety and care for all in-house audio equipment and resources. • Determines the necessary audio needs in advance of production dates, including sound specifications on show riders and set-up. • Works with Technical Manager on acquiring backline and all other rentals associated with sound. • Collaborates with the theater’s technical staff by maintaining the efficient operation of sound systems for all theatrical use including music, film, dance and other productions for Crosstown Arts’ theater programming, as well as guest/collaborator/rental projects performed in-house. • Facilitates the set-up of live stereo recordings and multitrack recording. • Assists in the process of live recording (when needed). • Works with the Technical Manager to provide assistance and consultation from a sound perspective when working with outside production managers, event planners, and/or lighting and audio/visual designers on the technical specifications and usage of technical equipment required for specific shows. • Supervises the implementations of all sound design and technology.

• Assist with stage hands and crew that will load in/out audio equipment. • Trains, manages and assigns all contracted audio staff.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree from a 4-year university or equivalent experience. • Significant experience as a Sound Engineer in a performing arts center or music venue. • Working knowledge of multitrack recording. • Working knowledge of Yamaha Digital Consoles, Dante, QLab and Crestron. • Must be comfortable mixing a wide range of music performances (bands, orchestras, etc.) and ample experience with cabling instruments, microphones, etc. • Knowledge of a wide variety of musical instruments (drum kits and accessories, keyboards of all types, electric and acoustic guitars, brass, etc.). • Working knowledge of sound design and recording process. • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. • Technical expertise to perform minor repairs and preventative maintenance on theatrical equipment and facilities. • Ability to establish and maintain effective and congenial working relationships with representatives of various groups, vendors and co-workers. • Ability to maintain irregular and extended working hours, including nights and weekends. • Ability to interact with people from a variety of backgrounds. • Tour experience preferred.

CROSSTOWN ARTS: OVERVIEW Crosstown Arts is a contemporary arts center in Memphis that uniquely provides performance and exhibition spaces, shared art-making facilities, a multidisciplinary artist and musician residency program and a diverse range of education opportunities - all in one location with immediate access to healthcare, wellness and childcare resources.

Crosstown Arts’ mission is to further cultivate the creative community in Memphis by providing resources and opportunities to inspire and support a wide range of audiences. The organization

operates within Crosstown Concourse, a one million square foot adaptive reuse of the historic Sears building, constructed in 1927 and once a major distribution center and retail store for Sears,

Roebuck & Co in Memphis, Tennessee. The larger Crosstown Concourse complex is a vertical urban village focused on arts, education and healthcare, and includes a charter high school for arts and sciences, graduate program in education, health and wellness institutions, grocery and marketplace, commercial/office, and a diverse range of residential living spaces. Crosstown Arts manages a variety of spaces and programs (both inside and outside of the building) that integrate exhibition, performance, production, retail and education while also helping to manage the redeveloped Crosstown Concourse.

The collective vision of collaboration and sharing of resources to benefit the neighboring community and the city at large is the unifying quality that connects all programming, spaces, tenants and services of Crosstown Arts and other organizations located within Crosstown Concourse, a 19-acre smoke-free campus in the center of Memphis.

CONCOURSE THEATER: OVERVIEW Concourse Theater is a 425-seat black box theater located on-site at Crosstown Concourse in the center of the largest renovation project in Memphis’ history. Crosstown Arts owns and operates all aspects of the theater as a site for a wide range of performing arts and community uses as a compliment to the 45,000 square feet of contemporary art space the organization manages inside Concourse.

Consistent with Crosstown Arts’ existing and future spaces, the theater will serve a multi-use function as a venue for other community uses as well as a site for Crosstown Arts’ own programming. Community uses will include access for performing arts/music/film groups and organizations across the city, as well as large-group assembly and meeting space for Crosstown High (charter school located on-site) other Concourse tenants and commercial businesses.

This complimentary mix of uses in the theater exemplifies Crosstown’s “better together” motto and is emblematic of a high value placed on sharing resources and intentionally interconnecting people working in different fields.

The theater building itself is designed to be a flexible space that is an additive resource to existing and established theaters and performance spaces Memphis’ creative community. The theater is designed with a sprung wood floor stage, modular open floor and retractable seating to provide a performance space that can be transformed completely from an open room with 5,000 square feet of flat floor into a proscenium, thrust, black box, or theater-in-the-round configuration in a matter of hours. The 2nd floor balcony can accommodate seated or standing audiences, as the stage can exist in multiple locations inside the space for a variety of theatrical performance set ups.

State of the art acoustic treatments and lighting have been designed to accompany a premiere sound system that will offer a uniquely intimate space for musical performances ranging from touring headliners to Memphis-based musicians performing for standing or seated audiences. A state of the art Digital Cinema Package (DCP) projection system with 4K projection has been included in the design to offer Memphis’ film community a new venue to experience international and nationally acclaimed art house films and independent cinema, as well as to offer Memphis- based filmmakers a space to screen their work an extraordinarily high level of digital projection. The theater can accommodate 600 people standing, 425 in theater style rows, and 250 in banquet style seating.

This position requires an ongoing commitment to the following character traits in the workplace:

• Even-tempered disposition. Ability to work under pressure in a composed, focused, affable and courteous manner, with the clear understanding that unprofessional, unkind or unfriendly interactions with the public or other staff members are not acceptable under any circumstances. • Adaptable and flexible. Ability and willingness to accommodate ongoing modifications to all tasks and projects, including regular interruptions to workflow and changing of plans. • Prompt and timely communicator. Ability to manage a demanding level of correspondence in all forms of communication with excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Collaborative. Eagerness to work collaboratively with Crosstown Arts’ staff across all departments, as well as partnering organizations and guest users. • Organized. Ability to manage a high volume of information and tasks for multiple projects simultaneously, at varying levels of completion. • Accommodating. Ability to seek out supportive solutions to accommodate guests in all Crosstown Arts’ spaces, including the general public as well as artists, musicians or event organizers realize the full potential of their creative vision, whenever possible. • Gracious with people. Ability to work well with the public - often idiosyncratic and distinctive personalities during sensitive situations - with a composed and supportive attitude, and to exhibit a good-natured, positive, gracious and cheerful demeanor toward others, at all times. • Enthusiastic, energetic and positive. Ability to sustain an ongoing spirit of positivity in high- pressure and demanding situations. Great level of passion and enthusiasm surrounding delegated projects, programs and promotional campaigns. • Receptive. Ability to accept and execute a wide range of tasks necessary to complete projects, including simple/basic tasks as well as highly detailed directives, regardless of scale • Attentive to details. Ability to sustain close attention to an ongoing set of constantly emerging details unique to each situation, ranging from visual/space needs to interpersonal requests from other staff and event participants.

• Assertive, determined and focused. Ability to stay on task, working under pressure within given deadlines to problem-solve and proactively find solutions to obstacles in resourceful ways, seeing all projects through to completion.

• Caring for user experience. Ability to find incentive and motivation in a satisfactory end-user experience for all guests and event participants.

BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION

This is a part time position. Compensation commensurate with level of experience and skill.

To apply:

Please send a cover letter, resume and references to: [email protected].